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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions Army bomb disposal
teams in Northern Ireland were called out between (a) 1 July 2014 and 30 June 2016
and (b) 1 July 2016 and 30 June 2018 as a result of (i) viable and (ii) hoax devices.

<p>The Royal Navy does not conduct operations specifically for the protection of fishing
stocks off the Horn of Africa, but has contributed ships and personnel to the European
Union Counter Piracy Mission under Operation Atalanta. The Royal Navy also contributes,
alongside 32 other countries, to Combined Maritime Forces, which conduct Maritime
Security Operations in the region.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number
of people under 18 years of age that applied to join the army in financial year 2013-14;
and how many of those people have since started army training.

<p>The number of people under 18 years old who applied to join the Army in financial
years 2014-15, 2016-17 and 2017-18 and who have since started basic training before
1 October 2018 are detailed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial
Year</p></td><td><p>U18 Applications</p></td><td><p>Of which started basic training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>14,050</p></td><td><p>2,790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>17,120</p></td><td><p>3,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>20,370</p></td><td><p>2,350</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Figures are for Regular soldiers who were under the age of 18 at the
time of their application. Some will have turned 18 before starting basic training.</p><p>
</p><p>Some of the applicants above will still be in the process of joining the Army.</p><p>
</p><p>Please note that these figures are single Service estimates and are not official
statistics produced by Defence Statistics. They have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number
of people under 18 years of age that applied to join the army in the financial year
2014-15; and how many of those people have since started army training.

<p>The number of people under 18 years old who applied to join the Army in financial
years 2014-15, 2016-17 and 2017-18 and who have since started basic training before
1 October 2018 are detailed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial
Year</p></td><td><p>U18 Applications</p></td><td><p>Of which started basic training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>14,050</p></td><td><p>2,790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>17,120</p></td><td><p>3,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>20,370</p></td><td><p>2,350</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Figures are for Regular soldiers who were under the age of 18 at the
time of their application. Some will have turned 18 before starting basic training.</p><p>
</p><p>Some of the applicants above will still be in the process of joining the Army.</p><p>
</p><p>Please note that these figures are single Service estimates and are not official
statistics produced by Defence Statistics. They have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number
of people under 18 years of age that applied to join the army in the financial year
2016-17; and how many of those people have since started army training.

<p>The number of people under 18 years old who applied to join the Army in financial
years 2014-15, 2016-17 and 2017-18 and who have since started basic training before
1 October 2018 are detailed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial
Year</p></td><td><p>U18 Applications</p></td><td><p>Of which started basic training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>14,050</p></td><td><p>2,790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>17,120</p></td><td><p>3,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>20,370</p></td><td><p>2,350</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Figures are for Regular soldiers who were under the age of 18 at the
time of their application. Some will have turned 18 before starting basic training.</p><p>
</p><p>Some of the applicants above will still be in the process of joining the Army.</p><p>
</p><p>Please note that these figures are single Service estimates and are not official
statistics produced by Defence Statistics. They have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2018
to Question 188095 on Emergencies: Climate Change, what steps he is taking to ensure
that defence infrastructure is not compromised by incidents related to climate change.

<p>A Climate Resilience Delivery Plan has been developed to improve the implementation
of climate resilience across the estate. The plan aims to ensure that defence infrastructure
and the estate is assessed against the risks presented by our changing climate.</p><p>Initial
focus has been on incorporating climate risk as part of overall risk management. The
Climate Impacts Risk Assessment Methodology is the Ministry of Defence's key tool
for improving climate resilience of the estate.</p>

<p>The UK continues to monitor the number of civilian casualties and displaced persons
as a result of the recent violence in Ghazni and Uruzgan. The Afghan Security Forces
have been in the lead for the security of the Afghan people since 2015 and owing to
its response, the situation in these two provinces is stabilising. The UK is committed
to supporting the Afghan Security Forces to ensure their capability continues to improve
in order to protect all ethnic and religious groups in Afghanistan.</p>

<p>There have been delays in pilots progressing through flying training, principally
resulting from the overall transition between the legacy and the new system. The UK
Military Flying Training System is experiencing the biggest transformation in a generation,
including the introduction of five new aircraft types and a significant update to
the flying training system which will ensure the delivery of our future generation
of aircrew.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on
the number of new recruits to the Army from each (a) parliamentary constituency, (b)
region of the UK and (c) constituent part of the UK in the most recent period for
which figures are available.